Washington Mutual Inc.

Marion Sandler dies at 81; World Savings Bank executive

2012-06-05 00:00:00

As one of the first women to hold a position of power on Wall Street, Marion O. Sandler was notable even before she and her husband, Herbert, spent 43 years building Oakland's World Savings Bank into such a major — and ultimately controversial...

Judge approves settlement in WaMu bankruptcy

2012-02-01 13:34:00

Chase branch expansion continues as BofA scales back

2011-04-05 16:35:16

SEC files fraud lawsuit against three former IndyMac executives [Updated]

2011-02-11 16:34:27

Report: Chase worst by far at finalizing loan modifications

2010-02-24 16:33:48

Lenders offer help to avoid foreclosure

2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amid mounting foreclosures, a group of major lenders Tuesday said they would offer seriously delinquent borrowers a grace period of up to 30 days to establish possible workout plans before finalizing steps to take away their homes. The initiative,...

Lenders band together to reach out to delinquent customers

2008-02-11 21:50:00

Struggling to connect with their delinquent customers, a group of six major mortgage lenders are teaming with nonprofit groups to serve as go-betweens. As part of the program, borrowers who fall behind on their payments will receive notice from a...

Tote-bag firm Gigi Hill is thinking bigger

2008-02-28 00:00:00

It started with a $10 tote. Soccer moms Monica Hillman and Gabrielle DeSantis-Cummings, passing the time on the sidelines at their kids' games, had been brainstorming ideas for a business they could run from home. The conversation turned to Hillman's...

HUD's Dollar Homes falls short of mission

2009-04-12 00:00:00

Jerry and Carol Ptacek bounced from one cramped apartment to another most of their adult lives, so they could hardly believe their luck when they were able to buy a San Bernardino house for the bargain price of $63,000. Nine years later, they are renters...

3 WaMu execs agree to settle FDIC suit for up to $64 million

2011-12-13 19:59:00

Three executives who led high-risk home lender Washington Mutual Bank as it skidded toward the biggest bank failure in U.S. history have agreed to settle a government lawsuit for as much as $64 million — far from the $900 million the Federal Deposit...

GM Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

2009-06-01 00:00:00

General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the federal government. GM's bankruptcy filing is the fourth-...

Downers Grove: A makeover in progress

2008-08-01 00:00:00

After losing out on several Lincoln Park condominiums to higher bidders in 1993, Matt and Janet Fosket started looking in the western suburbs for an affordable place that would be close to his job in Northlake and along a commuter train line so she...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announced: Feb. 26 Number of layoffs: 12,000 jobs Reason for the cuts: The company said the jobs will be eliminated related to its acquisition of Washington Mutual Inc.

2009-03-11 09:53:56

Pedestrians pass by a Washington Mutual Inc. bank branch in New York , on Monday, April 7, 2008.

2008-04-07 00:00:00